"We, the People of the State of Illinois… in order to… eliminate poverty and inequality; assure legal, social and economic justice; provide opportunity for the fullest development of the individual; do ordain and establish this Constitution for the State of Illinois."

-Illinois Constitution

The From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois is a grassroots, human rights campaign to develop the political will and substantive plans to end poverty in our state.  The Campaign was established to create a comprehensive vision and a workable plan grounded in human rights standards that will halve extreme poverty in Illinois by the year 2015. The Campaign contextualizes poverty within the human rights framework, facilitates conversations across parties and interests in order to build shared understanding and urgency, uses our collective knowledge to identify solutions, and leverages our collective commitment to human rights to press for real change.

Principle Beliefs of the Campaign 

Frequently Asked Questions

2009 Legislative Agenda

The Illinois Commission on the Elimination of Poverty

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